State police identify suspect in Biddeford killings

BIDDEFORD, Maine — State police announced Friday they have identified the man they believe fatally shot two people inside an apartment on Western Avenue earlier this month.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Fuquan Prince Wilson, 34, of Bronx, N.Y.

According to spokesman Steve McCausland, Wilson goes by the street name of “P” Wilson. He has a long criminal history, mostly related to drugs.

McCausland confirmed the shootings in Biddeford on July 6 were drug related. Police have asked the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to assist in their investigation.

Wilson is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds, has brown hair and green eyes. He has a tattoo on his neck which reads “Ruthy.”

The warrant for Wilson charges him with possession of a firearm by a felon. Detectives believe it is unlikely he is still in Maine, but Wilson should be considered armed and dangerous.

Detectives say they are considering self-defense as a factor in the shootings. Their investigation shows that the two men shot and killed — Russel Lavoie, 42, of Old Orchard Beach and Jeffrey Lude, 37, of Biddeford, came to the house armed with a pellet gun and a rubber mallet to assault Wilson and were likely intending to steal drugs, McCausland said.

There were four other people in the apartment at the time of the shootings, including a man who rents the apartment, 55-year-old Donald Corkran. All have been interviewed by police, with the exception of Wilson.

McCausland said Biddeford and State Police continue to investigate the shootings. Evidence is still being analyzed at the state police crime lab. Additional interviews and re-interviews will take place before final decisions are made as to whether to charge Wilson in the killings.